Zagis USA has opened its new $20 million open-ended cotton spinning mill on a 30-acre site in Lacassine. Marion Fox, Jefferson Davis Parish economic development director, says the 128,000-square-foot facility will mean 60-plus jobs and a multimillion investment in the parish. The Lacassine mill is the first of two mills that Zagis USA plans to build in Louisiana. The location of the second mill has not yet been announced. The (Lake Charles) American Press reports the mill can process 50 million pounds of cotton a year, using nearly 20% of Louisiana’s cotton crop to spin the yarn. The yarn will be used to make socks and underwear for companies like Hanes and Fruit of the Loom.
Lacassine yarn plant goes online
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